To be successful Mars colonists, future astronauts will need to know both the potential hazard and utility of the soil. Astronauts can use Martian soil to “live off the land” as building material, ...

CONGRESS IS POISED to intervene in a long-standing struggle over perchlorate pollution that has pitted the Environmental Protection Agency against the Pentagon and the National Aeronautics & Space ...

Perchlorate (CLO4−) is a non-volatile anion with a molecular weight of 99.45. It consists of one chlorine atom surrounded by four oxygen atoms. Consumer Reports is out with tests confirming that the ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Children of women with hypothyroidism and high levels of perchlorate during pregnancy have a significantly greater likelihood of having a low IQ at age 3 years, according to ...

This article was originally published on the website of the Toxicology Education Foundation. Perchlorate is an inorganic ion containing one chlorine atom bound to four oxygen atoms in a tetrahedral ...

A key ingredient in rocket fuel and fireworks was found in fast food and grocery products, most concerningly baby food and fresh fruits and vegetables. Shutterstock A key ingredient in rocket fuel can ...

A leak from a rocket fuel plant into the groundwater near Henderson, Nev., near Las Vegas, has led to perchlorate contamination in the lower Colorado River. As the river moves from Nevada to Mexico ...

Despite opposition from the Pentagon, the Schwarzenegger administration is planning to issue safety guidelines Friday for ammonium perchlorate, a toxic ingredient of rocket fuel, munitions and ...

Iran appears to be stepping up the rebuilding of its ballistic missile program, despite the reintroduction last month of ...

Since the end of September, Iran has reportedly received from China 2000 tons of sodium perchlorate, a missile fuel precursor ...

RIALTO – Drinking water near a contaminated manufacturing site in the north end of town is safe and those who work there are not at risk from exposure to chemicals, state public health officials have ...